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British philosopher.
Born August 19th, 1900 in Brighton. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1976 at 76 years old in Oxford. [ref]
British artist (1879-1976).
Born December 10th, 1879 in London.
Died March 24th, 1976 at 96 years old in Lodsworth.
Canadian-born american bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor (1908-1976).
Born April 7th, 1908 in Toronto.
Died February 9th, 1976 at 67 years old in Encino (cancer).
British actor (1906-1976).
Born June 25th, 1906 in Barry. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1976 at 69 years old in Watford (colorectal cancer). [ref]
American stand-up comedian (1933-1976).
Born February 26th, 1933 in New York City.
Died November 29th, 1976 at 43 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
British actress (1888–1976).
Born February 8th, 1888 in London.
Died October 14th, 1976 at 88 years old in Cranbrook.
Hungarian-british polymath (1891–1976).
Born March 11th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 22nd, 1976 at 84 years old in Northampton.
Nigerian politician and general (1938–1976).
Born November 8th, 1938 in Kano.
Died February 13th, 1976 at 37 years old in Lagos.
Nutritionist and author (1895-1976).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Batesville. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1976 at 81 years old in Miami Beach (myocardial infarction).
Sri lankan writer (1890-1976).
Born May 29th, 1890 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 86 years old in Colombo.
Bosnia and herzegovina singer.
Died October 10th, 1976 at 37 years old in Kolari (traffic collision).
British archaeologist (1890-1976).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Glasgow.
Died July 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Leatherhead.
Irish architect and designer (1878-1976).
Born August 9th, 1878 in Enniscorthy. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1976 at 98 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
British actor (1916-1976).
Born May 22nd, 1916 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1976 at 60 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Norwegian sailor and trucker, the earliest confirmed case of hiv/aids in europe (1946-1976).
Born July 23rd, 1946 in Norway.
Died April 24th, 1976 at 29 years old in Horten (death from AIDS-related complications).
Bangladeshi political leader (1880–1976).
Born December 12th, 1880 in Sirajganj District.
Died November 17th, 1976 at 95 years old in Dhaka. [ref]
British actress (1882-1976).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Gainsborough.
Died June 9th, 1976 at 93 years old in Chelsea.
American opera singer and actress (1898-1976).
Born April 12th, 1898 in Draguignan. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1976 at 77 years old in Dallas (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
American writer and journalist (1897-1976).
Born July 26th, 1897 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1976 at 78 years old in Monaco. [ref]
German tennis player.
Died November 9th, 1976 at 67 years old in Cairo (traffic collision).
Chinese inventor, novelist and philosopher (1895–1976).
Born October 10th, 1895 in Banzai.
Died March 26th, 1976 at 80 years old in British Hong Kong.
German theologian.
Born August 20th, 1884 in Wiefelstede.
Died July 30th, 1976 at 91 years old in Marburg.
American professional wrestler and promoter (1894-1976).
Born January 18th, 1894 in Wayne County.
Died June 11th, 1976 at 82 years old in St. Louis.
American actor (1920–1976).
Born February 11th, 1920 in New York City.
Died November 9th, 1976 at 56 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction).
German general (1888-1976).
Born August 22nd, 1888 in Hamburg.
Died April 28th, 1976 at 87 years old in Bremen.
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